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Beyond vs Forby - What's the difference?

beyond | forby |

As prepositions the difference between beyond and forby

is that beyond is further away than while forby is beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.

As adverbs the difference between beyond and forby

is that beyond is farther along or away while forby is past; by; beyond.

As a noun beyond

is the unknown.

As an adjective forby is

uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

beyond

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Further away than.
  • On the far side of.
  • Later than; after.
  • Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
  • :
  • In addition to.
  • Past, or out of reach of.
  • :
  • *
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    See also

    * para-

    Synonyms

    * ayond * ayont

    Antonyms

    * before * earlier

    Derived terms

    * beyond a reasonable doubt * beyond compare * beyond doubt * beyond one's ken * beyond question * beyond recognition * beyond the black stump * beyond the pale

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Farther along or away.
  • In addition; more.

    • Synonyms

    * ayond, ayont (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The unknown.
  • The hereafter.

    • Derived terms

    * back of beyond * great beyond

    Statistics

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    forby

    English

    Alternative forms

    * foreby * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
    • He's a forbye man.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Past; by; beyond.
  • * 1899 , Richard Garnett, Alois Leonhard Brandl, The universal anthology :
    • To see the world and folk that went forby , [...]
  • Uncommonly; exceptionally.
    • He was forby kind.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
  • Past; gone by; over.
  • Near; beside; by, close to.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.viii:
    • Those were the two sonnes of Acrates old / Who meeting earst with Archimago slie, / Foreby that idle strond, of him were told, / That he, wich earst them combatted, was Guyon bold.
  • On one side; out of the way.
  • Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
    • There was other six forby me.
  • With the exception of; not taking into account.
    • ---- ==Norwegian BokmÃ¥l==

    Verb

  • to ban
  • to forbid
  • to prohibit

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    References

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